With many of us favouring the heavy scene,They decided that they could create a unique sound with a few tweaks.The challenge to maintain the heavy feel with a female singer was promising and with the help of Each member adding their own person style to the band.
The Sweet Apes was created.You can hear our first single on our Facebook,which is also up on iTunes.now working on Their EP! Check out our facebook page to stay updated with the process! we caught up With Miki Rich as he answers those questions we are all dying to hear answered.
Miki Rich - Bass
Ray Vavasis - Vocals
Jack Thomsett - Drums
Antony D'Alessandro - Guitar
Brandon Robertson - Guitar
1. I love the cover of "We Are Never Getting Back Together", Have you ever wanted to say this to an ex?
Thanks! i personally haven't but there is probably a lot of girls and boys out there who would love to! haha
2. What was some insperation for the EP?
I think we all just wrote what felt right at the time just being influenced by bands we like and trying to create songs we like while still trying to create our own sound, lyrically our singer is writing about her experiences, opinions and stories she has created!
3. Use one word to describe the EP?
As our producer likes to say "EPIC" haha.
4. How was the experience of making the EP?
It was a very long process but it was really fun! it was good having a lot of time so we could change some stuff and experiment with lots of new ideas, i feel it was also a great bonding experience between us.
5.Who's your favorite bands?
At the moment i am loving a lot of the recent pop releases but i know the other boys are really liking the new Title Fight and In Hearts Wake albums!.
6. Who or what inspired you to become an artist?, How or in what way?'
I think we have all grown up loving music, learning music and that has probably inspired us a lot, music is a big part in all our lives! Personally i cant see doing anything else besides it!.
7.What did you think you all were originally going to have as a career?
To be honest, i had never really known what i wanted to do until music became an option! I know our drummer wouldn't mind being a personal trainer!.
8.What do you enjoy doing the most when you are not performing or working on your music?
Just getting away and relaxing is always good! getting some friends together and traveling to a beach house or something to clear your mind before coming back and writing or going out to play shows really feels good!.
9.If you had to choose a quote (or a line) to describe what motivates you day to day, what would it be?
hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, A dream doesn't become reality from nothing.
10.For anyone that hasn't heard of the sweet apes,How would you describe your band?
A mix of heavy music mixed with melodic vocals to create the perfect post hardcore mix!.
11.any concerts coming up we should know about?
Hopefully we will be announcing a tour really soon so keep your eyes peeled for that! looking forward to seeing new faces and old around australia!.
12.Describe your live shows through your eyes?
Energetic and a great way to get your music out there to new fans and also a great way to see your hard work paying off with kids coming out and singing your songs!.
13.Were you generally impressed with the postive feedback and constantly growing musical fan base?
We LOVE getting positive feed back from fans! it makes us feel good when we get a good response on things that we have been working on! We just hope that we can keep getting stuff out there for fans to enjoy and hope they keep enjoying what we do!.
14.What's your ultimate direction for your band?
Ultimately we hope to be able to travel the world with our music, make a living out of playing music for fans and have kids enjoy what we do!.
15.What genre of music do you consider your work to be?
Post-Hardcore.
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